Posted on 04/27/2016 10:58:55 AM PDT by dynoman
Donald J. Trump Foreign Policy Speech
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you, and thank you to the Center for the National Interest for honoring me with this invitation.
I would like to talk today about how to develop a new foreign policy direction for our country – one that replaces randomness with purpose, ideology with strategy, and chaos with peace.
It is time to shake the rust off of America’s foreign policy. It's time to invite new voices and new visions into the fold.
The direction I will outline today will also return us to a timeless principle. My foreign policy will always put the interests of the American people, and American security, above all else. That will be the foundation of every decision that I will make.
America First will be the major and overriding theme of my administration.
But to chart our path forward, we must first briefly look back.
(Excerpt) Read more at donaldjtrump.com ...
Let’s hope everyone that watches the talking heads on TV trying to pick apart his speech thinks “tightly clenched anus”.
No offense but you haven’t been paying attention. Clueless.
I wish I still had “broad” appeal.
He seemed to ad lib a bunch, then went off the teleprompter at one point and spoke from the heart.
You know it's perfectly OK that Trumps used a teleprompter, it didn't diminish him, didn't take his shine away, didn't make him look stupid or dumb... ...
If anything, it's a very positive thing since when making such an important speech, you don't want to screw up...and look foolish...
Trump is a deductive thinker - he begins with the goal and works back from there - no wasted motion - only what contributes to the result.
— Bill Mitchell (REAL) (@mitchellvii) March 21, 2016
Guys like Cruz are inductive thinkers. They are so obsessed with the ideological front end, the actual result is an afterthought.
— Bill Mitchell (REAL) (@mitchellvii) March 21, 2016
You are exactly correct. Trump did a masterful job and he went for Obama’s/Hillary's jugulars. Trump is going to get into Obama’s head. Hillary, beware, you will rue the day you thought Trump would be an easy mark.
“The problem now is that as Trump speaks off the cuff at upcoming rallies and interviews he’s bound to contradict what he said in the speech on one point or another. “
Bullshit. Trump’s foreign policy speech contained nothing that he hasn’t already said a hundred times before, so there’s no reason whatsoever for him to contradict himself.
Not really...
You might want to ask those democrats in extremely safe districts where badmouthing, demonizing a republican president (Trump), our military, our soldiers, our country is second nature to them...
Trump can't shut them up...
He’ll render them irrelevant. To a great extent he already has.
Only a year? Everything in Trump’s speech I’ve been saying the past 7 yrs. When Trump talks about defending Western Civilization and defeating radical Islam, I know he is the real deal.
I caught that, too. I think he was hinting at the fact he believes that Obama is intentionally weakening America without saying it outright. I couldn't agree more.
I have generally been a Cruz supporter all along, though I was never opposed to Trump and have never understood why some feared that he was going to become the next Hitler or something equally crazy. If you just watched his one-on-one interviews, instead of focusing solely on his rally persona, it was obvious that he truly believes what he is saying and is genuinely concerned for the future of the country.
The events of the past few weeks have completely soured my opinion of Cruz. He is clearly now willing to do anything necessary to win, putting his personal ambition above the greater good. He's also making some extraordinarily dumb campaign decisions, causing me to question how smart he really is.
Add one more very enthusiastic rider on the Trump train!
It's time for Cruz and Kasich to concede and start working towards party unity behind Trump for the general election.
Just saw some “expert” on CNN. He said the speech was incoherent, contradictory, and the product of a narcissistic personality. Truly! To their credit, they did have someone else on that was at least partially supportive.
None taken, but I certainly have been paying attention. What I observed for the bulk of this primary season from Trump has been an amateurish operation and a lot of bluster about building walls, asking our military to violate the Geneva convention, and whining about well established rules for delegate allocation. Not exactly presidential material.
This speech represents a step in the right direction. If he continues down this path, he may be competitive in the general. If not, we will have Trump to thank when President Hillary Clinton is naming the next few Supreme Court justices.
He better talk about building walls or he is toast. This is the main issue and key position that brought in all the early support. It is critical.
——He’ll render them irrelevant. To a great extent he already has.——
There is a very good chance the GOP will lose the majority in the Senate....
That makes Chuckie Scumbag majority leader...
I don’t think Trump will make him irrelevant....
You guys have rose colored glasses....
That is the Turtles fault. And along the way the last couple of years a couple of DNC fossils passed on and he had no action plan to snag those seats, ditto that Menendez and his fantasy island problems.
Their was a 3 seat margin he could have had. Useless as teets on a bull he is...
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